Go – also known as Golang – is an open source programming language developed by Google in 2007. In this course you’ll learn all about the Go Programming Language.

We’ll cover most of the language and learn many of the concepts that underlie this programming language. Go makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.

Go is a programming language with modern features, clean syntax and a robust well-documented common library, making it an ideal programming language to learn.
Go can be used for anything, meaning developers who learn Go can use it wherever they want.

Quite a few large companies are starting to make the switch over to Go and there are many that already use it for parts of their backend software. Some companies that use Go are: Facebook, Google, Github, 99designs and many more.

This is a great course to jumpstart your learning journey with Go, whether you want to learn it for personal or professional reasons.

This course touches on all of the basics so that you will have good understanding of the Go programming language.

What are the requirements?

C-style languages is very useful in learning Go

What am I going to get from this course?

Understand the fundamentals of Go

How to setup and install Go

Learn to run simple Go applications

Learn to setup a development environment

Learn Go’s core language elements, including basic syntax, how to create variables and constants, and how to manage more complex data in arrays, slices, and maps